The word dollar is much older than the American unit of currency. It is an Anglicised form of thaler, (pronounced taler, with a long a), the name given to coins first minted in 1519 from locally mined silver in Joachimsthal in Bohemia.ollars in Shakespeare. Interesting examples of the use of the word dollar in Britain long before the creation of the United States-in fact the English colonisation of North America had scarcely begun-can be found in two of Shakespeare's plays.
Opinion 2016 Presidential Election George W. Bush al gore. This article first appeared on The Daily Signal. In the 2016 presidential election, one candidate is warning about voter fraud, while another proclaims Russians are interfering. Itâs not the first time contenders have alleged some form of a âriggedâ election. Tuesday in the Rose Garden, President Barack Obama dismissed concerns of fraud.
the estimate comes from a firm that tracks tv advertising melissa block host next year s elections are expected to see record sums of money poured into tv ads here s one estimate $ 4 4 billion that would be up from $ 3 billion in 2012 the last presidential cycleilner is the one who put the $ 4 4 billion price tag on 2016 s political tv ads she says all of the growth is expected to be in the presidential race mainly because there are fewer competitive elections in the house and senate